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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Liberia: No Contending Party Owns Disputed Mining Site in Ben-Ben Town, Mines and Energy Ministry Declares
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Mines and Energy has officially resolved a protracted mining dispute in Ben-Ben Town, Todee District, Montserrado County, declaring th [...]
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Date: 17-Jun-2025
Liberia: Fagonda Dam Restored After Decades As Liberia Launches U.S.$650k Irrigation Project in Lofa
[Liberian Investigator] Wahansa, Lofa County <em> -- After decades of abandonment, the Liberian government has officially restored the Fagonda Dam on the Kaiha River [...]
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Date: 17-Jun-2025
Liberia: Sanniquellie Airstrip Revival Begins
[Liberian Observer] After decades of neglect and encroachment, the historic Sanniquellie Airstrip is poised for a major transformation. On June 11, 2025, Samaritan's Purse Internat [...]
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Date: 17-Jun-2025
PepsiCo shuts down Frito-Lay manufacturing site after five decades
USA – PepsiCo has ceased manufacturing operations at its Frito-Lay processing pl [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
Heineken to invest US$2.75B in new brewery in Mexico
MEXICO – Heineken has unveiled plans to invest $2.75 billion between 2025 and 20 [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
Ethiopia’s coffee production forecast to reach record 11.6M bags in 2025/26 amid reforms, climate gains
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s coffee production is forecast to reach a record 11.6 mil [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
CFAN urges regulatory-only role for new cocoa board to boost Nigeria’s production, global competitiveness
NIGERIA – The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has urged the Federal Gove [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
Keurig Dr Pepper’s “State of Beverages 2025” report reveals shifts toward personalization, wellness, and non-alcoholic choices
USA – Keurig Dr Pepper Inc has released its inaugural “State of Beverages 2025 [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Unveils Heap to Turn Smallholder Farmers Into Global Horticulture Players
[263Chat] Ministry of land Agriculture, Fisheries Water and Rural Development deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos said the Horticultural Economic Advancement Program (HEAP) will ena [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania Roles Out National Livestock Vaccination, Identification Campaign
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government is set to launch a nationwide livestock vaccination and identification campaign on June 16, 2025, aimed at boosting animal health and opening [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
South Sudan: Famine Stalks Two Counties in South Sudan As Fragile Peace Is Threatened
[UN News] Two counties in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan are sliding into famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a new report released Thursday. [...]
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Date: 13-Jun-2025
Leading Islamic authority approves cultivated meat for muslim consumption
QATAR – A leading Islamic legal body has announced that cultivated meat can be co [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Brazilian egg producer Mantiqueira expands into the US Market
USA – Brazil’s leading egg company Mantiqueira Brasil has begun setting up its [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Kuehne+Nagel expands Kenyan operations with new Nairobi office
KENYA – Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new office in Nairobi, Kenya, adding nearly 2,5 [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Neogen® releases second edition of environmental monitoring handbook to strengthen food safety systems
U.S.A. – Neogen® Corporation has released the Second Edition of the Neogen Env [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Coca-Cola Nigeria launches 60cl PET bottle to enhance value, refreshment for consumers
NIGERIA – Coca-Cola Nigeria has launched a new 60cl PET bottle across its beverag [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Ghana set to miss 2024/2025 cocoa production target as global supply tightens, prices surge
GHANA – Ghana is set to miss its cocoa production target for the 2024/2025 crop s [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Kegna Beverages launches premium lager Beer
ETHIOPIA – Kegna Beverages S.C., one of Ethiopia’s largest locally owned manufa [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Treasury Wine Estates launches US$9.77M low- and no-alcohol wine facility in Australia
AUSTRALIA – Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has officially opened a new A$15 million [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Kenya maintains suspension of Rainforest Alliance certification for tea factories pending review of benefits, sustainability
KENYA – The suspension of Rainforest Alliance certification and audit processes f [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Aflatoxins in focus as Kenya rolls out national elimination strategy
KENYA – The Kenyan government, in partnership with key national institutions and [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Liberia: Town Trap Not for Rats Alone - The Case of Monrovia Central Prison
[New Dawn] The Liberian National Police stated on Friday that there are "credible links" suggesting that Honorable Councillor J. Fonati Koffa was "strategically involved" in an inc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jun-2025
Namibia: Vandalism, Theft Rock Kalimbeza
[New Era] Kalimbeza -- The Kalimbeza Rice Project in the Zambezi region is reeling from relentless theft and vandalism, and deputy minister of agriculture Ruth Masake has appealed [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Ghana: Red Crescent Society Distributes Over 1000 Pieces of Packaged Meat to Mark Eid-UL-Adha
[Ghanaian Times] The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirate on Saturday provided packages of sacrificial meat to over 1,000 Muslims in Accra to mark the Eid-ul Adha celebr [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Sudan: UN WFP Sudan Chief - 'Needs Outpacing Funding, As People Return to Devastated Khartoum'
[Dabanga] Geneva / Port Sudan -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) country director for Sudan, says that "the international community must act now -- by stepping up funding to stop [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025